<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; = charset=us-ascii"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4522.1800" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV>Speaking of Ivers & Pond and Aeolean, I tuned my first Ivers = & Pond grand the other day. I was all excited when I saw Ivers & Pond on = the plate. Piano looked in real good shape also. Then I removed the fallboard to = fix a sticking damper. I noticed the greenish newish looking jacks and green = monster looking hammers. Then I saw the date stamped on the hammer rail. 1974. = An Aeolian. What a wretched piano. Asolutely just slopped together. I guess = I still have not serviced an Ivers & Pond. Maybe someday.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>What a cruel trick.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Terry Farrell</DIV> <DIV> <SPAN id=__#Ath#SignaturePos__></SPAN> </DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; = BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: = black"><B>From:</B> <A title=Maxpiano@AOL.COM = href="mailto:Maxpiano@AOL.COM">Maxpiano@AOL.COM</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A = title=pianotech@ptg.org href="mailto:pianotech@ptg.org">pianotech@ptg.org</A> </DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 03, = 2002 11:36 PM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: WN&G = Action</DIV> <DIV><BR></DIV><FONT face=arial,helvetica><FONT = size=2>Terry,<BR><BR>WN&G stands for Wessell, Nickel & Gross.  Early Mason & Hamlin = pianos had Wessell, Nickel & Gross actions.  Ivers & Pond and = Stieff always had them.  Manufacturers such as Lauter and Blasius who = put other actions in some of their pianos used WN&G for their top of the = line.  The great depression did not deal kindly with them.  The name was = taken over by Starr I understand and eventually appeared on some Aeolian = products (ugh!).<BR><BR>In a message dated 1/3/02 9:53:55 PM Eastern Standard = Time, mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com writes:<BR><BR><BR> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px = solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px" TYPE="CITE">I have a 5' 4" 1903 Everett grand for a project piano. = It has an action with<BR>WN&G stamped on the action bracket. I have heard = of a well-respected action<BR>manufacturer with a name similar to this. = Is this the well-known,<BR>well-respected action manufacturer I am thinking of?</BLOCKQUOTE><BR><BR><BR>Bill Maxim<BR>Maxim Piano Service<BR>212 = Newpark Place<BR>Columbia, SC 29212-8666<BR>(803) 732-9225, FAX (803) 732-2641<BR>wmaxim@aol.com</FONT> </FONT></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>